Egyptian law
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Egyptian law is the national legal system of Egypt, combining civil law principles with Islamic Sharia influences to govern criminal, civil, administrative, and personal status matters.
Observed surface forms (7)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Companies Law of Egypt | 0 | 1 |
| Egyptian Civil Code of 1948 | 0 | 1 |
| Egyptian criminal law | 0 | 1 |
| Egyptian criminal procedure law | 0 | 1 |
| Income Tax Law of Egypt | 0 | 1 |
| Labor Law of Egypt | 0 | 1 |
| Personal Status Laws of Egypt | 0 | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mixed legal system
→
national legal system → |
| administrativeHighCourt |
Council of State of Egypt
→
surface form:
Supreme Administrative Court of Egypt
|
| constitutionalBasis | Constitution of Egypt → |
| constitutionalReligion | Islam → |
| constitutionalShariaClause | principles of Islamic Sharia are a main source of legislation → |
| country | Egypt → |
| courtLanguage | Arabic → |
| executiveInfluence |
President of Egypt
→
Prime Minister of Egypt → |
| governs |
administrative law matters in Egypt
→
civil law matters in Egypt → criminal law matters in Egypt → personal status matters in Egypt → |
| highestOrdinaryCourt | Court of Cassation of Egypt → |
| influencedBy |
French civil law
→
Islamic law → Napoleonic Code → Ottoman law → Sharia → |
| judicialBody | Council of State of Egypt → |
| languageOfLegislation | Arabic → |
| legalFamily | civil law → |
| legislativeBody |
Parliament of Egypt
→
surface form:
House of Representatives of Egypt
|
| mainCivilCode |
Egyptian law
self-linksurface differs
→
surface form:
Egyptian Civil Code of 1948
|
| mainCommercialLaw | Commercial Code of Egypt → |
| mainCompanyLaw |
Egyptian law
self-linksurface differs
→
surface form:
Companies Law of Egypt
|
| mainCriminalCode | Egyptian Penal Code → |
| mainFamilyLaw |
Egyptian law
self-linksurface differs
→
surface form:
Personal Status Laws of Egypt
|
| mainInvestmentLaw |
Investment Law No. 43 of 1974
→
surface form:
Investment Law of Egypt
|
| mainLaborLaw |
Egyptian law
self-linksurface differs
→
surface form:
Labor Law of Egypt
|
| mainProcedureCode |
Code of Civil and Commercial Procedure
→
Code of Criminal Procedure → |
| mainTaxLaw |
Egyptian law
self-linksurface differs
→
surface form:
Income Tax Law of Egypt
|
| regulates |
administrative disputes with public authorities in Egypt
→
contracts in Egypt → criminal offenses and penalties in Egypt → family relations in Egypt → inheritance for Muslims according to Sharia principles → property rights in Egypt → |
| religiousCourtsRole |
apply Sharia-based personal status rules for Muslims
→
apply religious personal status rules for non-Muslim communities in some matters → |
| sourceOfLaw |
Constitution
→
Sharia principles → custom → general principles of law → judicial precedents → regulations → statutes → |
| supremeCourt | Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt → |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Criminal Investigation Department (Egypt)
this entity surface form:
Egyptian criminal law
this entity surface form:
Egyptian criminal procedure law
this entity surface form:
Egyptian Civil Code of 1948
this entity surface form:
Companies Law of Egypt
this entity surface form:
Personal Status Laws of Egypt
this entity surface form:
Labor Law of Egypt
this entity surface form:
Income Tax Law of Egypt